Barbara Hale


















Barbara Hale

Barbara Hale in Jolson Sings Again trailer.jpg
Barbara Hale in Jolson Sings Again, 1949

Born
(1922-04-18)April 18, 1922

DeKalb, Illinois, U.S.

DiedJanuary 26, 2017(2017-01-26) (aged 94)

Sherman Oaks, California, U.S.

Resting placeForest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills)
OccupationActress
Years active1943–2000
Known for
Perry Mason
Perry Mason (TV movies)
Spouse(s)
Bill Williams
(married 1946–1992; his death)
ChildrenJodi Katt (b. 1947)
William Katt (b. 1951)
Juanita Katt (b. 1953)

Barbara Hale (April 18, 1922 – January 26, 2017) was an American actress best known for her role as legal secretary Della Street on more than 270 episodes of the Perry Mason television series from 1957 to 1966, earning her a 1959 Emmy Award as Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Drama Series. She reprised the role in 30 Perry Mason movies for television. Her film roles included The Window (1949), in which she starred as the mother of a boy who witnesses a murder.




Contents





  • 1 Early life


  • 2 Acting career

    • 2.1 Film


    • 2.2 Television


    • 2.3 Radio



  • 3 Spokesperson


  • 4 Private life and death


  • 5 Accolades


  • 6 Filmography


  • 7 References


  • 8 External links




Early life


Barbara Hale was born in DeKalb, Illinois, a daughter of Wilma (née Colvin) and Luther Ezra Hale, a landscape gardener. She had one sister, Juanita, for whom Hale's younger daughter was named.[1][2] The family was of Scots-Irish ancestry.[3] In 1940, Hale graduated[1] from Rockford High School[4] in Rockford, Illinois, then attended the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts, planning to be an artist. Her performing career began in Chicago, when she started modeling to pay for her education.[5]



Acting career


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Raymond Burr and Barbara Hale in the CBS-TV series, Perry Mason (1958)





William Hopper, Barbara Hale and Frank Sully in Perry Mason (1958)




Film


Hale moved to Hollywood in 1943, and made her first screen appearances playing small parts (often uncredited). Her first role was in Gildersleeve's Bad Day.[5] She was under contract to RKO Radio Pictures through the late 1940s. She appeared in Higher and Higher (1943) with Frank Sinatra and sang with the crooner;[6] played leading lady to Robert Mitchum in West of the Pecos (1945); enjoyed top billing in both Lady Luck (1946) opposite Robert Young, her first "full stardom" and "her fifth A picture",[5][4] and The Window (1949) with Arthur Kennedy, and co-starred in Jolson Sings Again (1949), with Larry Parks playing Al Jolson and Hale as Jolson's wife, Ellen Clark.[citation needed]


She played the top-billed title role in Lorna Doone (1951), co-starred with James Stewart in The Jackpot (1951), with James Cagney in A Lion Is in the Streets (1953) and opposite Rock Hudson in Seminole (1953). She appeared in 1955's The Far Horizons with Fred MacMurray and Charlton Heston.[citation needed]


Hale's last leading role in motion pictures was with Joel McCrea as co-star in the 1957 western The Oklahoman. However, she did have a featured role in the 1970 ensemble film Airport, playing the wife of a jetliner pilot (Dean Martin). Her final film appearances were in The Giant Spider Invasion (1975) and Big Wednesday (1978).



Television


Hale was considering retirement from acting when she accepted her best known role as legal secretary Della Street in the television series Perry Mason starring Raymond Burr as the titular character.[7] The show ran from 1957 to 1966, and she reprised the role in 30 Perry Mason television films (1985–95).


Hale's career became inextricably linked with that of Perry Mason co-star Burr, including her 1971 guest-starring role on his next series, Ironside, in an episode titled "Murder Impromptu," followed by their 1980s and early '90s TV movies together.


Her last onscreen appearance was a TV biographical documentary about Burr that aired in 2000.



Radio


Hale's activity in radio was more limited. She appeared in five episodes of Family Theater (1950–1954) and in one episode each of Lux Radio Theatre (1950), Voice of the Army (1947), and Proudly We Hail (syndicated).[8]



Spokesperson


Hale also is remembered as a spokesperson for Amana, makers of Radarange microwave ovens, memorably intoning, "If it doesn't say Amana, it's not a Radarange."[9]



Private life and death


In 1945 during the filming of West of the Pecos, Hale met actor Bill Williams (birth name Herman August Wilhelm Katt). They married June 22, 1946,[10] and were the parents of two daughters, Jodi and Juanita, and a son, actor William Katt. Williams made guest appearances on four episodes of Perry Mason in the 1960s.[11]


Katt played detective Paul Drake, Jr., with Hale in several of the made-for-television Perry Mason movies. Hale guest-starred on Katt's series, The Greatest American Hero in which Katt played the title role, aka Ralph Hinkley; Hale played Hinkley's mother in the 1982 episode, Episode 29, "Who's Woo in America". She also played his mother in the 1978 movie Big Wednesday.


Bill Williams died of cancer in 1992, after 46 years of marriage. Hale, a bladder cancer survivor, became a follower of the Bahá'í Faith.[12]


Barbara Hale died at her home in Sherman Oaks, California, on January 26, 2017, of complications from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. She was 94 years old.[7][13] She is interred in the Forest Lawn Memorial Park (Hollywood Hills) next to her husband.



Accolades


Hale was recognized as a Star of Television (with a marker at 1628 Vine Street) on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on February 8, 1960.[14] She won the Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress (Continuing Character) in a Dramatic Series in 1959 and was nominated for the Emmy for Outstanding Performance in a Supporting Role by an Actor or Actress in a Series in 1961.[15]


She was presented one of the Golden Boot Awards in 2001 for her contributions to western cinema.[16]



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Film
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1943

Gildersleeve's Bad Day
Girl at Party Getting Peavey to Donate
Uncredited

Mexican Spitfire's Blessed Event
Girl at Airport
Uncredited

The Seventh Victim
Subway Passenger
Uncredited

The Iron Major
Sarah Cavanaugh
Uncredited

Gildersleeve on Broadway
Stocking Salesgirl
Uncredited

Government Girl
Girl in Hotel Lobby
Uncredited

Around the World
Barbara Hale
Uncredited

Higher and Higher
Katherine Keating

1944

Prunes and Politics

Short film

The Falcon Out West
Marion Colby


Goin' To Town
Patty


Heavenly Days
Angie


The Falcon in Hollywood
Peggy Callahan

1945

West of the Pecos
Rill Lambeth


First Yank into Tokyo
Abby Drake

1946

Lady Luck
Mary Audrey

1947

A Likely Story
Vickie North

1948

The Boy with Green Hair
Miss Brand

1949

The Clay Pigeon
Martha Gregory


The Window
Mrs. Mary Woodry


Jolson Sings Again
Ellen Clark


And Baby Makes Three
Jacqueline 'Jackie' Walsh

1950

The Jackpot
Amy Lawrence


Emergency Wedding
Dr. Helen Hunt

1951

Lorna Doone
Lorna Doone

1952

The First Time
Betsey Bennet


Castle in the Air
Barbara Hale
Uncredited
1953

Last of the Comanches
Julia Lanning


Seminole
Revere


The Lone Hand
Sarah Jane Skaggs


A Lion Is in the Streets
Verity Wade

1955

Unchained
Mary Davitt


The Far Horizons
Julia Hancock

1956

The Houston Story
Zoe Crane


7th Cavalry
Martha Kellogg

1957

The Oklahoman
Anne Barnes


Slim Carter
Allie Hanneman

1958

Desert Hell
Celie Edwards

1968

Buckskin
Sarah Cody

1970

Airport
Sarah Demerest


The Red, White and Black
Mrs. Alice Grierson

1975

The Giant Spider Invasion
Dr. Jenny Langer

1978

Big Wednesday
Mrs. Barlow

Television
Year
Title
Role
Notes
1952–56

The Ford Television Theatre
Marta Linden, Nora White
Episodes: "The Divided Heart", "Remember to Live", "Behind the Mask"
1953

Footlights Theater
Katherine Charles
Episode: "Change of Heart"
1953–55

Schlitz Playhouse of Stars

Episodes: "Vacation for Ginny", "Tourists-Overnight"
1955

Studio 57
Ruth
Episode: "Young Couples Only"

General Electric Theater
Ellen Newman
Episode: "The Windmill"

Screen Director's Playhouse
June Waters
Episode: "Meet the Governor"

Celebrity Playhouse

Episode: "He Knew All About Women"

Climax!
Mamie Eunson
Episode: "The Day They Gave Babies Away"

Science Fiction Theatre
Nancy Stanton, Pat Hastings
Episodes: "Conversations With an Ape", "The Hastings Secret"
1956

The Loretta Young Show
Bill's Wife
Episode: "The Challenge"

Damon Runyon Theater
Wendy Longfield
Episode: "The Good Luck Kid"

Crossroads
Jane Sherman
Episode: "Lifeline"

The Millionaire
Kathy Munson and Marian Munson
Episode: "The Kathy Munson Story"
1956–57

Playhouse 90
Mrs. Julia Wiley, Ann Barnes, Allie Hanneman
Episodes: "The Country Husband", "The Blackwell Story"
1957–66

Perry Mason

Della Street
Credited in all 271 episodes
1959

General Electric Theater
Lorraine
Episode: "Night Club"
1960

Here's Hollywood
Herself

1963

Stump the Stars
Herself
2 episodes
1967

Custer
Melinda Terry
Episode: "Death Hunt"
1969

Insight
Mom
Episode: "A Thousand Red Flowers"

Lassie
Sarah Caldwell
Episode: "Lassie and the Water Bottles"
1970

The Most Deadly Game

Episode: "Model for Murder"
1971

Ironside
Marsha Connell
Episode: "Murder Impromptu"

Adam-12
Bonnie Jessup
Episode: "Pick-up"; Hale's husband Bill Williams also appears
1972

The Doris Day Show
Thelma King
Episode: "Doris' House Guest"
1973–78

Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color
Mrs. Belle Kincaid, Mrs. Hanson, Mrs. Ogle, Mrs. Barlow
Episodes: "Chester, Yesterday's Horse", "Flight of the Grey Wolf, Parts 1 and 2", "The Young Runaways", "Big Wednesday"
1974

Marcus Welby, M.D.
Marjorie
Episode: "The Faith of Childish Things"
1976

Dinah!
Herself

1982

The Greatest American Hero
Paula Hinkley
Episode: "Who's Woo in America"
1985

Perry Mason Returns
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1986

The Case of the Notorious Nun
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Shooting Star
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1987

The Case of the Lost Love
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Sinister Spirit
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Murdered Madam
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Scandalous Scoundrel
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1988

The Case of the Avenging Ace
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Lady in the Lake
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1989

The Case of the Lethal Lesson
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Musical Murder
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the All-Star Assassin
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1990

The Case of the Poisoned Pen
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Desperate Deception
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Silenced Singer
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Defiant Daughter
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1991

The Case of the Ruthless Reporter
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Maligned Mobster
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Glass Coffin
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Fatal Fashion
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1992

The Case of the Fatal Framing
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Reckless Romeo
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Heartbroken Bride
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1993

The Case of the Skin-Deep Scandal
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Telltale Talk Show Host
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Killer Kiss
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Wicked Wives
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Defense Rests: A Tribute to Raymond Burr
Herself

1994

The Case of the Lethal Lifestyle
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie

The Case of the Grimacing Governor
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
1995

The Case of the Jealous Jokester
Della Street
Perry Mason TV movie
2000

Biography
Herself
Episode: "Raymond Burr, The Case of the TV Legend"


References




  1. ^ ab Wright, Gilson (April 15, 1973). "Barbara Hale is "my kind of people" says writer". The Journal News. p. 12. Retrieved September 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com..mw-parser-output cite.citationfont-style:inherit.mw-parser-output qquotes:"""""""'""'".mw-parser-output code.cs1-codecolor:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription abackground:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registrationcolor:#555.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration spanborder-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-errordisplay:none;font-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-errorfont-size:100%.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-formatfont-size:95%.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-leftpadding-left:0.2em.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-rightpadding-right:0.2em
    open access publication – free to read



  2. ^ Descendants of John Hale Sr. (Frontiersman) – Hale Roots Archived March 8, 2007, at the Wayback Machine.


  3. ^ "Barbara Hale – The Private Life and Times of Barbara Hale. Barbara Hale Pictures". Glamourgirlsofthesilverscreen.com. Retrieved 2014-03-12.


  4. ^ ab "Barbara Hale". 20 (16). Life. April 22, 1946: 111–14.


  5. ^ abc Gunson, Victor (March 16, 1946). "Barbara Hale Attaining Film Stardom, Happiest over Obtaining a New House!". The Morning Herald. p. 16. Retrieved September 4, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
    open access publication – free to read



  6. ^ King, Susan (December 12, 1993). "Retro: Barbara Hale's Success Is No Mystery". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


  7. ^ ab Barnes, Mike; Byrge, Duane (January 27, 2017). "Barbara Hale, the Loyal Della Street on 'Perry Mason', Dies at 94". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved January 29, 2017.


  8. ^ "Hale, Barbara". radioGOLDINdex. Retrieved January 29, 2017.


  9. ^ 1973 Radarange TV commercial (first 30 seconds of video) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=auSzyKg4bHE


  10. ^ York, Cal (September 1962). "Raymond Burr Saved My Marriage". TV Radio Mirror. 58 (4): 62–64. Retrieved September 5, 2015.


  11. ^ http://www.perrymasontvseries.com/wiki/index.php/Main/ActorsWYZ


  12. ^ "Bahai faith teaches universal acceptance of God". Associated Press. 2000-12-30. Retrieved January 29, 2017.


  13. ^ Bernstein, Adam (January 29, 2017). "Barbara Hale, who played Della Street on 'Perry Mason', dies at 94". Washington Post. Retrieved January 27, 2017.


  14. ^ "Barbara Hale". Hollywood Walk of Fame. Retrieved 7 September 2015.


  15. ^ "Awards Search: Barbara Hale". Television Academy: Emmys. Retrieved January 29, 2017.


  16. ^ "Golden Boot Awards 2001". Retrieved January 29, 2017.




External links





  • Barbara Hale on IMDb


  • Barbara Hale at AllMovie


  • Barbara Hale at the TCM Movie Database Edit this at Wikidata


  • Barbara Hale at Find a Grave

  • Barbara Hale Home Page

  • Barbara Hale Annex


  • Barbara Hale(Aveleyman)

  • Barbara Hale at Find A Grave [1]









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